Janet A. Busch, age 90, died Tuesday, November 1, 2022, peacefully with her family at her side at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital Rochester.  Janet was born February 14, 1932, in New Prague to Math F. and Catherine H. (Solheid) Pint.  She grew up in the Union Hill area and attended county district school in Union Hill and then New Prague High School.  She married Ambrose H. Busch on July 28, 1951 at St.

New Prague High School held a Pep Fest for the girls cross country team Thursday, Nov. 3, in the high school gym. The team finished second at its Tuesday, Oct. 25, section meet, earning a berth in the Saturday, Nov. 5, state meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield. For more on the Oct. 25 second meet see this week’s print issue of The New Prague Times. For results of the Nov. 5 state meet check The Times’ online sites and the Thursday, Nov. 10, print issue of The Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)

The protracted drought in the area has prompted the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to name Scott and Le Sueur counties and several neighboring counties as disaster areas.

At the Monday, October 24 school board meeting, there were comments made during the
open-forum regarding the district’s equity training that, as the superintendent, I would like to
respond to. I would publicly like to explain the facts around equity and training for our teachers.
The word “equity” has taken on several meanings. For New Prague Area Schools, equity
means creating a culture where all students have an equal opportunity to reach their full
potential academically, socially, and emotionally. This can be accomplished by having all

A motorcyclist on East Main Street was injured in a crash at the roundabout at Columbus Avenue Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 1. The motorcyclist, a 72-year-old man from St. Louis Park, was heading east when he crashed at the roundabout. He was wearing a helmet. The man was assisted by New Prague firefighters and police and transported to Mayo Clinic Health Systems New Prague. Early Wednesday morning, Nov. 2, a New Prague Public Works crew painted a yellow stripe around roundabouts along Main Street.

Tyler Kistner, the Republican candidate for the Second Congressional District seat held by incumbent Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat, was in New Prague at the 1319 Woodfire Tavern Tuesday evening, Nov. 1, after The New Prague Times went to press. Kistner stressed to supporters the importance of getting out the vote and also supporting Republican candidates.

Clarence L. Salaba, age 85, of Lonsdale, died suddenly at Hennepin County Medical Center as the result of an accident on the family Century Farm on Friday, October 28, 2022.  Clarence was born on March 31, 1937 in Wheatland Township to Frank E. and Rose (Uhlir) Salaba.  He grew up in the Lonsdale/Veseli area and graduated from New Prague High School.  He met the love of his life, Delores M.

When a school bus driver opens the door to the bus, allowing children to disembark, the bus driver expects an oncoming vehicle to obey the stop sign extended from the bus. Because the bus driver’s attention is focused on the children. The information needed to punish the offending driver is most oftentimes gone in an instant. But a grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety will help hold the offending drivers accountable.

As a high school freshman growing up in St. Paul during the mid- to late-1970s, New Prague was one of those far-away towns in Minnesota, a small city on the map we’d never heard of thanks in part to our provincial view of the world. Back then, a trip anyplace south of Interstate Highway 494 and west of Highway 35 was far enough out there it required thoughtful planning.
Times have, thankfully, changed.

Earlier this season Worthington edged New Prague High School (NPHS), 2-0, in boys soccer. The two teams faced off one more time, this time in the Section 2AA Championship match Tuesday, Oct. 18 in New Prague. Worthington once again defeated the Trojans, 2-0, to advance to the Class AA State Tournament.

Henry Ezell “EZ” Branham, JR, age 90, transitioned to the final stage of life on August 17, 2022 at Mala Strana care home in New Prague, MN. Born on November 17, 1931 in Ridgeway, SC to Henry Ezell, SR and Lily (Nelson) Branham, he grew up on a cotton farm with his four siblings of which three have preceded him in their home going. Sister Lenora, and brothers Ivey and Donald.

Marilyn Kathryn Green (nee Frolik), age 85, of Elko, MN died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at her home.  Marilyn was born on April 19, 1937 in New Prague to Benjamin R. and Elsie A. (Flicek) Frolik.  She was a 1955 graduate of South High School in Minneapolis and was formerly married to Robert Green. She resided in Minneapolis and Elko New Market most of her adult life and was a beloved long-term executive administrator of the University of Minnesota Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department. 

Janice Marie (Kidman) Stratton, age 79, of New Prague, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with her husband and children at her side on Monday, October 24, 2022, at her home. She was born on January 8, 1943, to Thomas and Edna (Larson) Kidman in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Ellsborough Lutheran Church of rural Balaton. She grew up on the family dairy farm in Ellsborough Township and treasured her childhood there. She attended country school and then graduated from Ruthton High School in 1960.

Trojan junior Katelyn Sirek, #10, returns a serve during New Prague’s Wednesday, Oct. 26, home game. The Trojans swept Bloomington Kennedy in three games for a win in the Section 6AAA Quarterfinals. New Prague will now play Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at the New Prague High School gym.
For more on both games see an upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times. (Patrick Fisher Photo)